On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:05:16 +0100, Steve Fitzgerald
] wrote:

In message , Scott
writes

Much better to include National Rail in the PAYG and Oyster capping
arrangements. I believe Boris is working towards this.

And you believe the previous Mayor wasn't? Where would Mayor Johnson
have got these agreements from in no time at all if not?

The point is the previous Mayor is not working on it now.

Well dur no, as it's nothing to do with him any more. Most of the
groundwork that the current incumbent is heralding comes from the
previous team though.

Mind you, that's politics.

There will then be no need for a One Day Travelcard as the system will
automatically cap the payment at the rate for the One Day Travelcard.

I actually guess there will always be a need for the ODTC if only to
appease the ATOC in ticket issuing.

Maybe or maybe not. Depends on what the agreement says and what the
revenue sharing arrangements are. I understand it will be part of
each new franchise to participate in Oyster.

It's also part of each franchise that Travelcards are an intrinsic part
of their fare structure.

Surely that means the principle of the Travelcard which is enshrined
in the capping arrangements used by Oyster rather than the actual card
in the literal sense?